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by David P. Greisman - The hunter will often become the hunted. Not so for Paul Williams. The Punisher is being punished.
The welterweight division is flourishing. Many of the biggest superstars of the past decade now labor at and around the 147-pound limit. They have been joined by a crop of young prospects looking to reach new heights and a group of veterans hoping to prevent their fall.
Champion Floyd Mayweather will take on Oscar De La Hoya once more. Miguel Cotto is scheduled to defend his title against Alfonso Gomez. And should Cotto come out victorious, he is expected to face the winner of the rematch between beltholder Kermit Cintron and Antonio Margarito.
Williams is the odd man out.
A year ago he was largely untested and largely unproven. He was a curiosity, an undefeated six-foot southpaw whose punch output proved to be just as massively overwhelming as his size. He was the number one contender to Margarito’s World Boxing Organization title, the top challenger to a fighter few would face.
Williams won, proving himself against a veteran who tested him down the stretch. But seven months later, all he has done is take Margarito’s place.
“In some ways I feel good, but when I hear guys don’t want to fight me I feel bad,” Williams said last month. “How can they call themselves world champions or top contenders and be afraid to fight me?
“Guys don’t want to get in the ring with me because they know they are going to have to fight,” he said. “They know that I’m not going to be showboating for the camera. I am going to fight and fight for the whole three minutes of every round. They don’t want to fight someone like that.”
Williams will instead face off this Saturday against Carlos Quintana. But it wasn’t originally supposed to be that way. [details]
The welterweight division is flourishing. Many of the biggest superstars of the past decade now labor at and around the 147-pound limit. They have been joined by a crop of young prospects looking to reach new heights and a group of veterans hoping to prevent their fall.
Champion Floyd Mayweather will take on Oscar De La Hoya once more. Miguel Cotto is scheduled to defend his title against Alfonso Gomez. And should Cotto come out victorious, he is expected to face the winner of the rematch between beltholder Kermit Cintron and Antonio Margarito.
Williams is the odd man out.
A year ago he was largely untested and largely unproven. He was a curiosity, an undefeated six-foot southpaw whose punch output proved to be just as massively overwhelming as his size. He was the number one contender to Margarito’s World Boxing Organization title, the top challenger to a fighter few would face.
Williams won, proving himself against a veteran who tested him down the stretch. But seven months later, all he has done is take Margarito’s place.
“In some ways I feel good, but when I hear guys don’t want to fight me I feel bad,” Williams said last month. “How can they call themselves world champions or top contenders and be afraid to fight me?
“Guys don’t want to get in the ring with me because they know they are going to have to fight,” he said. “They know that I’m not going to be showboating for the camera. I am going to fight and fight for the whole three minutes of every round. They don’t want to fight someone like that.”
Williams will instead face off this Saturday against Carlos Quintana. But it wasn’t originally supposed to be that way. [details]
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